🇬🇧Ingrid Riollot is a French guitarist of international renown possessing brilliant technique and inspirational artistry. Her emphasis on producing beautiful tone colours and mesmerising tremolo captivate audiences worldwide.
She has been privileged to perform for internationally acclaimed festivals: Madrid “Andres Segovia” International Guitar Festival (Spain), Hong-Kong International Guitar Festival, Perth Guitar Society (Australia), Montreal Guitar Society (Canada), Taranaki Concert Series (New-Zealand), Silpakorn University Bangkok (Thailand), International Guitar Festival Shenzhen (China), Culture Center Shenzhen (China), French Guitar Society, Hamilton Guitar (Canada), Suena Peru International Guitar Festival (Peru), Albania International Guitar Festival, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya-Johor Bahru, Les 4 saisons en Charolais (France), Sydney, Katooma et Nowra (Australia), Festival des Cordes Pincees de Rabat (Morocco), Strings Attached Guitar Festival Western Australia, Nancyphonies (France), Cathedrale de Strasbourg (France), Hotel de Ville Paris 1er, International Guitar Festival Milan (Italy), Mauritius Classical Guitar Society, Rodriguez Classical Guitar Society …
She is invited to be adjudicator of major international competitions for the guitar : Changsha International Guitar Competition (Chine), Academie Renier III (Monaco), Albania International Guitar Competition, Superieur Music School of Dijon (France), Conservatoire de l’Ile de la Reunion (Dom Tom), Institut d’Enseignement Superieur en Europe et Mediterrannee (France), Institut Superieur d’Art de Lorraine (France), 2022 WA Classical Guitar Ensemble and Solo Festival (Australia)…
Her appreciated masterclasses and lectures have made her a regular guest of some of the most prestigious academy around the world: Canada (Hamilton Guitar, UQAM Universite du Quebec A Montreal, Vancouver Guitar Society), New-Zealand (Taranaki Summer School), Australia (Western Australian Academy of Performing Art, Strings Attached Guitar Festival) Peru (Suena Peru Guitar Festival), France (Conservatoire Ile de la Reunion), Malaysia (Trinity London College, Rockschool), Hong-Kong (Asian Youth Summer Camp), Switzerland (Studio Kodaly), HongKong (Academy for Performing Arts), China (Changsha Guitar Festival)
The recipient of many prizes from the Lyon Conservatory of Music as well as the “Young Talent Prize” awarded by the Philharmonic Society, Ingrid received the precious teachings of Jesus Castro-Balbi, Ricardo Gallen, Marco Tamayo, Joaquin Clerch, Gerard Abiton…
Holder of a master’s degree in pedagogy, Ingrid taught for 20 years in Music Conservatories in France (Albertville, Nancy, L’Hay-Les-Roses, Montbeliard) Studio Kodaly in Switzerland and Iartschool in China before devoting herself fully to her solo career since 2018.
Ingrid has recorded three solo albums: Hommage (2015), My Guitar (2021 Soundset Recordings USA) and Leyenda (2022 King Parrot Classics).
A new album with the cellist Juliette Maeder will be released in the spring 2023 by King Parrot Classics.
She is regularly interviewed and her music broadcast by radios and televisions around the world: Radio France, ABC Australia, Hope FM Australia, Top Channel Television Albania, RTR FM Perth, Mauritius Broadcast Corporation…
Since 2018, Ingrid has been based in Esperance, Western Australia.
She currently plays a Smallman Guitar. She is the sponsor of the Classical Guitar Society of Mauritius. She is sponsored by Savarez Strings
🇫🇷 Ingrid Riollot est une guitariste francaise de renommee internationale se distinguant par son tres beau touche de cordes, sa rondeur de son, sa grande sensibilite musicale et solide technique.
Diplomee du Conservatoire de Lyon et Prix “Jeune Talent” decerne par la Societe Philharmonique de Lyon, Ingrid a la chance de se produire dans de nombreux festivals internationaux en France (Nancyphonies, Societe de Guitare francaise, Hotel de ville de Paris 1er, Cathedrale de Strasbourg), Australie (Societe de Guitare Perth, Sydney, Katoomba, Nowra, Festival de Cordes Pincees Margaret River), Italie (Festival International de Guitare de Milan), Maroc (Festival des Cordes Pincees Rabat), New-Zealand (Taranaki Concerts Series), Suisse (Coppet), Espagne (Festival International de Guitare Andres Segovia Madrid), Chine (Festival International de Guitare Shenzhen, Shanghai), Hong-Kong (festival International de Guitare), Perou (Festival International de Guitare “Sonne Perou”), Malaysie…
Ses Master-classes, très appréciées, en font une invitée réguliere de quelques-unes des plus prestigieuses académies de musique à travers le monde en : France, Suisse (Studio Kodaly Geneve), Canada (Universite du Quebec a Montreal UQAM, Hamilton Guitar), Ile Maurice (Societe de Guitare), Ile Rodrigues (Societe de Guitare), Thailand (Silpakorn University Bangkok), Chine (Festival International de Guitare Shenzhen), Hong-Kong (Youth Summer Camp), New-Zealand (Taranaki Summer School), Australia (Western Australian Academy for Performing Art, Strings Attached Guitar Festival), Malaysia…
Elle est conviée au jury de grandes compétitions internationales pour la guitare : Competition Internationale de Guitare Changsha (Chine), Academy Renier III (Monaco), Competition Internationale de Guitare (Albanie), Institut Superieur d’Art de Lorraine (France), Concours de Guitare Montigny-Le-Bretonneux (France), Institut d’Enseignement Superieur en Europe et Mediterrannee (France), Conservatoire Ile de La Reunion (Dom-Tom), Ecole Superieure de Musique Dijon (France), Festival de Guitare ensemble et solo (Australie-Occidentale),
Son activité musicale a toujours témoigné d’un grand éclectisme.
Elle affectionne particulièrement la musique de chambre, fonde notamment des duos avec ses amis et collegues Sandrine Vialette (flute), Anais Gaudemard (harpe), Juliette Maeder (violoncelle) Tania Chagnot, Dominique Eder (guitare), et trios sur guitares romantiques d’epoque avec Frederic Benattar et Frederic Carpino.
Sa discographie comprends 4 enregistrements: Les Guitares Romantiques, Antoine Lhoyer (2012 Antara Production France), Trois albums solo: Hommage (2015), My Guitar (2021 Soundset Recordings USA), et Leyenda (2022 King Parrot Classics Australia).
Titulaire d’un master en pedagogie, Ingrid a enseigne pres de 20 annees dans des Conservatoires de Musique en France (Nancy, Val de Bievre, Montbeliard et Albertville), au Studio Kodaly (Geneve, Suisse) et Iartschool (Chine) avant de se consacrer pleinement depuis 2018 a sa carriere de concertiste.
Depuis 2018, Ingrid vit a Esperance en Australie-Occidentale.
Elle joue sur une guitare Smallman. Elle est la marraine de la Societe de Guitare de l’Ile Maurice. Elle est sponsorisee par les cordes Savarez